Michigan, 1997

Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997

February 27 to 28, 1997 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

0 foot flood stage at9 pm EST on the 27th. 0 feet until 4 amEST on the 28th, before falling back below flood stage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.

The Flint river at Flint reached its 11.0 foot flood stage at9 pm EST on the 27th. The river remained at 11.0 feet until 4 amEST on the 28th, before falling back below flood stage.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Genesee

When
February 27, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Genesee forecast zone
Coordinates
43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5588284.